[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #9568: Allow users to log in using their email address

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#9568: Allow users to log in using their email address
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 Reporter:  Denis-de-Bernardy                      |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request                        |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                                 |   Milestone:  4.5
Component:  Users                                  |     Version:  2.8
 Severity:  normal                                 |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by swissspidy):

 Thanks for this summary!

 > nacin reminded that these massive sites have network level monitoring
 and ways of mitigating brute force. Individual WordPress sites don't have
 that. We must keep that in mind when surveying the field.

 What can we do for WordPress sites in that regard to keep them safe when
 we'd implement this? The [https://wordpress.org/plugins/two-factor/ Two-
 Factor] feature plugin comes to mind, as well es dozens of plugins
 limiting login attempts, banning IPs, etc.

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